On the Old Trafford ground where Shane Warne bowled the ‘Ball of the Century’ in 1993, Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya made a bid for the modern-day equivalent by dismissing England’s Harry Brook in stunning style on Thursday. Brook had been in fine touch while making an unbeaten fifty to take England to 176 for…
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and its players have reached a deal on a broad new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the annual college draft, guarantees all contracts and raises minimum salaries. The decision to do away with the draft and the expansion draft will allow young players greater flexibility in where they play….
Around 50 players from seven countries, including India’s Anahat Singh, will take part in the the third leg of the HCL Squash Tour to be held here from August 26 to 31. The PSA (Professional Squash Association) challenger tournament will feature players from countries like Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Philippines, Iran and India, competing…
Iga Swiatek has been not been at her world-beating best in the months leading up to the U.S. Open but the Pole has both the talent and mentality to lift her game for the final Grand Slam of the year, tennis great Chris Evert said. The world number one captured her fourth French Open title…
Spinners Minnu Mani and Priya Mishra shared nine wickets between them as India A bundled out Australia A for a paltry 212 to gain a massive upper hand on the first day of the four-day one-off women’s ‘unofficial’ Test here on Thursday. Skipper and off-spinner Minnu (5/58) and rookie leg-spinner Priya (4/58) put the Australian…
Alex Albon welcomed the challenge of having Carlos Sainz as his Williams team mate next season and said he hoped they could lift the former champion back up the Formula One pecking order. Spaniard Sainz is leaving Ferrari to make way for incoming seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and his move to Williams was announced…
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna plays against Romania’s Eduard Ionescu during a men’s singles round of 64 table tennis game at the 2024 Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: AP Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna plays against Romania’s Eduard Ionescu during a men’s singles round of 64 table tennis game at the 2024 Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: AP
Catch Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 2 of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka being played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Greater Manchester. Playing XIs England playing XI: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood,…
The schedule for the limited-over series between India Women and England Women was announced on Thursday. The Indian women’s team will play five T20Is and three ODIs during their 2025 tour of England. The first T20I is scheduled to be played in Nottingham on June 28 while the ODI starts from July 16. “India touring…
World Championship challenger D Gukesh survived by the skin of his teeth against compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, drawing a lost endgame in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup – the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour. On a day when things finally livened up, tour leader Alireza Firouzja of France got lucky against his…
